By Emma Boyle
Video game mascots are a funny thing and each of the biggest console creators has their own approach. Nintendo has made iconic characters such as Mario, Link, and Luigi its pillars; for decades it’s kept them more or less the same and it’s an approach that’s proven to be successful.
Microsoft with Xbox on the other hand took a less mascot-heavy approach. Though you could argue Master Chief is an unofficial Xbox Mascot of sorts, there’s no single face of Xbox.
PlayStation somewhat straddles the middle ground. Across the 90s and the company took an approach highly reminiscent of Nintendo, launching games that starred cartoonish and memorable characters immediately identifiable with the PlayStation brand, and recently these famous mascots have been making a triumphant return.
Rise of the remaster
As the years have gone on, PlayStation has started to slide more into Xbox territory and these days PlayStation mascots are less frequent and more along the lines of Nathan Drake.
Recently though, there’s been a bit of nostalgic fervor in gaming. We saw Nintendo seize upon it following the launch of Pokemon Go and the mini NES console with massive success. Xbox is arguably constantly benefiting from nostalgia via its backwards …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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